Does physiotherapy reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications following pulmonary resection via open thoracotomy? A randomised single-blind clinical trial
Postoperative pulmonary complications are an important cause of morbidity following thoracotomy and physiotherapy interventions are commonly provided with the aim of preventing and treating these. This study aimed to determine if prophylactic postoperative respiratory physiotherapy reduced the incid...
Main Authors: | Reeve, J (Author), Nicol, K (Author), Stiller, K (Author), McPherson, K (Author), Birch, P (Author), Denehy, L (Author) |
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Australian Physiotherapy Association,
2011-08-24T02:57:43Z.
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